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Table 2 Ease of use and level of satisfaction*

From: A questionnaire-based survey to assess patient satisfaction, ease-of-learning, ease-of-use, injection site pain and overall patient satisfaction of the follitropin-alpha (Gonal-f) filled-by-mass (FbM) prefilled pen compared with other systems of gonadotrophin administration

Question

Possible answers

Patient response (n)

Patient response (%)

Total no. patients who responded to question

How easy did you find the self-injection of the follitropin-alpha pen?

Very easy

514

79.0

651

 

A little difficult

125

19.2

651

 

Difficult

11

1.7

651

 

Very difficult

1

0.2

651

 

N/A

12

  

How easy was it for you to use the follitropin-alpha pen?

1 ( very difficult)

5

0.8

651

 

2

4

0.6

651

 

3

7

1.1

651

 

4

8

1.2

651

 

5

24

3.7

651

 

6

7

1.1

651

 

7

41

6.3

651

 

8

129

19.8

651

 

9

174

26.7

651

 

10 (very easy)

252

38.7

651

Did you administer the injections yourself during this treatment cycle?

Yes, completely

454

70.4

645

 

Yes, some injections

185

28.7

645

 

No

6

0.9

645

 

N/A

18

  

Did you use the follitropin-alpha pen (self-injection) outside the home?

Yes, I have injected outside the home

116

17.8

651

 

No, all injections were administered at home

535

82.2

651

 

N/A

12

  
 

If Yes, how convenient was it to carry the follitropin-alpha pen with you?

 

Very good

49

43.0

114

 

Good

60

52.6

114

 

Bad

5

4.4

114

How confident did you feel that you accurately administered your daily dose using the follitropin-alpha pen during this treatment?

Very confident

283

43.8

646

 

Somewhat confident

357

55.3

646

 

Not at all confident

6

0.9

646

 

N/A

17

  

How painful was the injection with the follitropin-alpha pen

0 (no pain)

139

21.2

657

 

1

236

35.9

657

 

2

123

18.7

657

 

3

77

11.7

657

 

4

21

3.2

657

 

5

36

5.5

657

 

6

13

2.0

657

 

7

5

0.8

657

 

8

4

0.6

657

 

9

2

0.3

657

 

10 (most pain)

1

0.2

657

Which was less painful; follitropin-alpha pen or other product?

Follitropin-alpha pen

347

89.0

390

 

Same

39

10.0

390

 

Other product

4

1.0

390

 

N/A or No use of other product

273

  

Overall, how satisfied are you with the follitropin-alpha pen

Satisfied

521

80.2

650

 

Neither satisfies or not satisfied

124

19.1

650

 

Not satisfied

5

0.8

650

 

N/A

13

  

How would you rate the overall level of satisfaction when using the follitropin-alpha pen?

1 (not satisfied at all)

4

0.6

651

 

2

2

0.3

651

 

3

4

0.6

651

 

4

5

0.8

651

 

5

34

5.2

651

 

6

18

2.8

651

 

7

42

6.5

651

 

8

141

21.7

651

 

9

153

23.5

651

 

10 (very satisfied)

248

38.1

651

Based on your experience, would you recommend follitropin-alpha pen to another woman considering fertility treatment?

Yes

596

93.9

635

 

No

39

6.1

635

 

N/A

28

  
  1. *Patients were asked a series of questions to assess how easy it was to use the follitropin-alpha (FbM) prefilled pen and to assess overall levels of satisfaction with the pen. N/A = patient did not answer the question.